OR THE DESERT ISLAND. Q5

ble breast. Philip knew his weakness, and the power his
sister had over him, When he found his patience begin-
ning to yield; when the tumultuous movements of his
soul warned him of the danger he was in of surrendering
to the fury of his passions, he cast his eyes on this youth-
ful blind one, and in contemplating the resignation and
serenity depicted on her countenance, he found himself
insensibly restored to his usual calmness and moderation.
One day he met with unjust treatment from one of his
companions, who seized on something belonging to him,
and refused to surrender it. Determined to maintain his
rights, he made use of all his strength in order to reclaim
it; but he met with powerful resistance, and received an
injury, which he was resolved on retaliating. His sister
was, as usual, awaiting his return without the cottage
door, and, as he stayed very late, she began to pray for
him—that God would vouchsafe to keep her dear brother
from all evil, and preserve him from every accident. The
longer Philip staid, the more fervently Maria prayed; and
when at length he came, he saw her with her countenance
bathed in tears, and her hands elevated to heaven, and
heard her addressing the most tender supplications in his
behalf to herCreator. All his wrath vanished at the sight,